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Microsoft Research Showcases New Browser Prototype, "Gazelle"
Ars Technica reports that Microsoft has opened up about "Gazelle," a new browser prototype of theirs that is modeled after the underlying concepts of operating system design. "A research team led by Microsoft's Helen Wang recently published a report about an experimental browser prototype called 'Gazelle' that uses processes to isolate page content elements originating from different domains. It builds on the concept of multiprocess browsing but uses more fine-grained isolation to expand on the security advantages that are already delivered by existing multiprocess browsing models. But is it an operating system, Microsoft Research's analogue to Google's Chrome OS? Not quite."
Microsoft focusing on developing a browser-based OS is directly opposed to their current business model, which involves forcing users to purchase an operating system. Microsoft's focus has always been on for-pay, offline applications. Taking a precautionary foray into Google's future business model seems to show that they are at the very least wary of Google's future plans.
"Going to war without the French is like going deer hunting without your accordion." ~General Norman Schwarzkopf
Clearly they named it Gazelle because ultimately they expect it to be killed off by safari.
If we start buying CDs then the terrorists have already won.
Don't be so negative... they said "that is modeled after the underlying concepts of operating system design.". So it probably will be as secure as Microsoft Windows. At last Internet will be safe.